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March 1

Alexisonfire

Does the lead singer George Petit ever sing cleanly, or only scream?

90's anime on The Movie Channel

Hi all, I've been searching for an anime that was broadcast on The Movie Channel during the early-to-middle 90's. I don't remember much of it really; it probably was an OVA series, and it probably was sci-fi. Sorry I can't give more info, I was probably five to seven years old when I saw it. But hopefully this narrows it down enough (especially the TMC bit)? At the very least you could point me to some place where I can browse movies broadcast on TMC, pleeeze? Thanks in advance. Kreachure (talk) 00:40, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Watch this one, if its it, yeay, if not, double yeay (Like this, Yeay-Yeay!) [AKIRA] 1988 Film. --i am the kwisatz haderach (talk) 00:57, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

NOOOOO it's not Akira! But thanks for the guess. It probably isn't a movie because I remember it having an ending sequence like typical anime (not long credits like a movie), that's why I'm guessing it was an OVA. Kreachure (talk) 02:34, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Can you remember anything about the style? Was it typical "big round eyes" like Macross or Nadesico, or more gritty, angular stuff like Akira? Failing that, have a look through Category:Anime of the 1980s and Category:Anime of the 1990s to see if any of the descriptions ring a bell (since most of the articles probably don't have pictures). Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 03:24, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Terminator films

During which moments in the Terminator films is used the word "Terminated"? David Pro (talk) 14:19, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

In the first film, when Sarah Connor crushes the terminator in the press, she says the famous line, "You're terminated, fucker!" Don't know about other uses. —Kevin Myers 14:40, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

In the second film, John Connor asks "Is it dead?" (of the melted T-1000) to which the Terminator replies "Terminated", and in the third film, the Terminator says "You are Terminated!" as it destroys the T-X. David Pro (talk) 15:50, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)

Where can found the version of the music video of Dímelo in which Iglesias says "Este chico cabrón está loco" without beeping out the word cabrón at the end? David Pro (talk) 22:54, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

March 2

Nip/Tuck DVDs

Are the Nip/Tucks DVD releases uncensored? Heegoop, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

They would show no less than the original cable broadcast, if that's what you mean. (I have no refs., though, just gut instinct). —Nricardo (talk) 01:54, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Name of an Instrument

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leG3XiZmuXc Can anyone tell me the name of the keyboard instrument doing Iarla's chordal accompaniment? I'd venture to say that it's some sort of organ---it reminds me of those Indian hand-pumped organs, but it sounds electric.72.219.143.150 (talk) 01:30, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Evangelion DVD

I was hoping to buy a DVD set of Neon Genesis Evangelion. However, this task seems a little more daunting than one would think. I headed over to Amazon.com and searched "Evangelion." Among the products that turned up were these three DVD sets:

• Neon Genesis Evangelion - Perfect Collection
• Neon Genesis Evangelion: Platinum Collection
• Neon Genesis Evangelion Platinum: Perfect Collection

Now, common logic would place Platinum: Perfect Collection as the "best" set to buy, but I'm not sure. Platinum costs the least, and Perfect costs the most. I'm unsure of which features are present in each collection, further confusing the situation. Wikipedia's article on NGE media mentioned absolutely nothing about DVD releases, and Gainax doesn't have an English web site. Could some one who knows about the different sets please tell me about them? Thank you.--The Ninth Bright Shiner 01:47, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

The Perfect Collection is a much earlier release than the Platinum editions: the Platinum editions are digitally remastered versions of the Perfect Collection, while the Platinum Perfect edition has more extras than the Platinum Collection and comes in a groovy collectors tin. I think the Perfect Collection is more expensive because it is out of print now, so copies are harder to find. Laïka 23:38, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

As I suspected. Wonderful! Thanks a bundle for your help!--The Ninth Bright Shiner 01:06, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Inconsistent performance

why do football teams have good runs of form and bad runs of form? like some teams can be unbeaten for 10 matches then suddenly lose 5 matches in a row. then why are some football teams so inconsistent? like liverpool can lose to barnsley but win inter milan. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.189.61.88 (talk) 06:23, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Because every opposition is a different challenge, because every player is human and human's cannot be 100% consistent so will invariably have different output levels for different games, because sometimes fixtures put easy games in a row then hard games, because sometimes the psychological effects of a first defeat after a series of wins causes a big drop in confidence, because nothing in the world of sport is perfect and with 22 players (plus subs) influencing any given game anything can happen on any given day. ny156uk (talk) 12:20, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

I do not know how the football (soccer over here) games are scheduled. Being overly general, our football (NFL) is purposely scheduled so that the season starts with poor performing teams playing poor performing teams and high performing teams playing high performing teams. The idea is that by mid-season, most of the teams will be in competition for the division championship. Then, in the last half of the season, the poor teams have to round out their play against better teams - which also means that the better teams get a few more games against the poor teams. As a result, many teams that showed great promise will suddenly hit a long losing streak in the second half of the season. Is it possible that your football is scheduled the same way? -- kainaw™ 13:19, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

It is (the NFL I mean)? I doubt there's much evidence in favor of that. Regardless, I'd like to also point out random distributions. Consider the result of a football match to be like a coin (perhaps weighted, though that's really not the point). We expect that we'd see a sequence like heads-tails-heads-heads-tails-heads-tails-tails-tails; that is, more or less alternating. That particular sequence, though, is no more likely (on a fair coin) than heads-heads-heads-heads-heads-heads-heads-heads (or however many heads are appropriate there). Over the course of a season, it's not at all unreasonable to see a few long runs, though it's important at this stage to bear confirmation bias in mind. Seeing one such run is not evidence that said run is commonplace, particularly if only one team out of thirty (or what have you) is performing thusly. If you had half the league on a 10-match win streak and the other half on a 10-match loss streak, that would be suspicious....

Which leads back to the weighted coin bit. The coin is weighted, and the Gambler's fallacy is true -- past results do impact future performance, even if nobody is objectively certain how. Ny156uk and kainaw have covered this admirably, so I won't repeat their efforts. — Lomn 14:22, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

To clarify on the NFL bit: I doubt the scheduling intentionality, and should it exist, I expect that the league's tendancy for many teams to rapidly rise and sink renders it moot. Taking 2006's conference championship teams (Colts, Patriots, Bears, Saints), we find that their 2007 slates scheduled 2006 playoff teams at averages of week 9, 9.4, 7.7, and 10 (middle of the season is 8.5). The Bears schedule was front-loaded, but none of the others were. Looking at a different example, the current string of Colts/Patriots games has been played (counting backwards from 2007) in weeks 9, 9, 9, 1, and 13. Average week 8, the middle of the season. — Lomn 14:59, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Regarding the NFL, it isn't as simple as front-loading or back-loading the schedules, either, because the schedule-makers must take other factors into considertion. (Stadium availability conflicts — esp. with baseball teams in early season; climate; travel; home-and-home games against divisional opponents; demands of the television networks; etc.) — Michael J 01:43, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

March 3

An old movie

I'm trying to remember the title of a fantasy movie (perhaps old) where the antagonist is an old (here comes the) judge in an elaborate junkyard scenario who enjoys confounding any who trespass into his area of authority by sentencing them to various unpleasantness' (including trap-doors and a fantasy roller-coaster). The protagonists innocently happen into the scene by some trumped-up traffic violation and then the game is afoot! Anyone remember that one? --hydnjo talk 01:29, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

I hope you don't consider 1991 "old", if so, I need to look into retirement homes... The film of which you type is Nothing but Trouble starring Demi Moore, Chevy Chase, Dan Akroyd, and John Candy. Dismas|^(talk) 06:48, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Yep, that's it - it perhaps seemed longer ago than that because I was trying to forget having seen it! --hydnjo talk 15:45, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Japanese song, possibly called 'Daisuki'

When I lived in Japan there was a song I quite liked on the music video channels that I never got around to buying. I recently tried to download it but it's not by the artist who I thought made it, so I'm at a loss. If anyone can help, I'd be very grateful (and somewhat surprised).

I'm convinced that the song is called 'Daisuki' (大好き) or possibly 'Daisuki Da Yo' (大好きだよ) but I downloaded the song of the same name by Otsuka Ai, and it's totally different. The one I remember would have been released between 2004 and 2006 (or perhaps a little earlier, but not much). It is sung by a fairly young female singer, and the video features the singer sitting at a restaurant table opposite a man; they're both eating but she's singing to him as they do so. The main thing I remember about the song itself was the chorus featured her singing the phrase 'Daisuki da yo' with the first word drawn out quite a bit (as in, "Daiiiiiiiiiiiiiisukiiiiiiiiiiii da yo", if that helps).

Sorry for the lack of information! If there's anyone out there who knows anything, I'd be most grateful. Phileas (talk) 14:45, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

I'm not sure this is the one you are looking for, but there's a song 'Daisukidayo, into your heart'/'大好きだよ（Into Your Heart)' by Naomi Tanisaki/谷咲ナオミ, released in Nov. 2004. See the image. Is this the singer? Sorry not her version, but click 再生 and listen to the melody. Oda Mari (talk) 18:50, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Hmm, the picture could be the one but the sample melodies don't ring any bells. I'll do some more digging into this singer, and see what I can find. Thanks for the help! Phileas (talk) 21:42, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

There's a song from Ryoko Hirosue called "Daisuki!" Judging from your comments about the date and the chorus, I don't think that's it. But nevertheless, I think you can now ignore any search hits about Ryoko Hirosue's song. --Kjoonlee 17:42, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

I know both of them are not the song. But this is Hirosue version and this is Tanisaki version. Oda Mari (talk) 14:58, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Mortal Kombat

What does say Raiden when he does his torpedo move? David Pro (talk) 23:05, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

According to the article:

He became notorious for yelling randomly while performing his Torpedo move

Zain Ebrahim (talk) 13:05, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

March 4

whats the heads up

hey what is the heads up on who is all coming this way to town for sports or chour from schools in different states? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.178.56.10 (talk) 06:27, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

You're not going to get any responses with a question like that. We're not mind readers. Where is "this way"? Where is your town? What is "chour"? -- JackofOz (talk) 09:31, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Do you mean stuff like Rock Eisteddfod Challenge and High School League State Championships (track and field) or interstate High School Football championships? Julia Rossi (talk) 11:18, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Whois, and the IP's only other edit, indicate that this person resides in Fargo, North Dakota, if that's any help. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 11:36, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Why can't I comprehend why people ask such questions? What goes through their mind? Why is this question driving me crazy? Did he seriously expect...I am at a loss for words right now. I'm think I'm going to lie down for a bit. 206.252.74.48 (talk) 14:33, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Haha. Chillax mon, be from f'Town in the friendly state. Now s/he can put those titles into google for her/his district. I'm just guessing since there's nothing else but Richardrj's atlas. Julia Rossi (talk) 02:22, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Happy Mondays - Hallelujah (Paul Oakenfold Remix)

I love the song Hallelujah (Paul Oakenfold Remix) by the happy mondays. Gregorian chanting is not usually my thing but the chant that is sampled at the beginning of this song is amazing. Can anyone help me track down the original? It sounds like one monk chanting away on his own in a cathedral, hope someone can help. Thank you. 60.231.198.194 (talk) 08:41, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

There was a film awarded for the academy award like this??

There is a place (or someone can tell me here) where i can find a list of films that won Best Picture Award without winning any other Academy Awards? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Exdeathbr (talk • contribs) 18:22, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Good question! I browsed through this list on IMDb and found that only three films have ever won best picture but no other Academy Awards. These are:

• Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
• Grand Hotel (1932)
• The Broadway Melody (1929)

Hope this helps! -- KathrynLybarger (talk) 01:27, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

thanks!!!Exdeathbr (talk) 03:18, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Note that this is less likely nowadays because there are more awards than there used to be. In particular, 1935 was the last year for which there were only two Oscars for acting instead of two each for leading and supporting rules. --Anonymous, 14:24 UTC, March 5, 2008.

Franchot Tone would have been a great supporting actor nominee for Bounty. Too many actors from the same film got nominated for Best Actor, and they diluted each other's votes. Corvus cornix_talk 18:35, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Name that tune

What's the name of the main theme/tune of Team Fortress 2 and who's it done by? It's a kickass bluesy tune

Spade9 (talk)

It's called "Team Fortress 2" and it is done by Valve. Unless you mean the drum song, which I believe is called "Art of War", or the waltzy piece - which is appropriately called "The Rocket Waltz". 206.252.74.48 (talk) 13:49, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

If you're feeling gutsy, you can purchase Audiosurf through Valve's Steam network which, on top of being a phenomenally addictive music game, comes bundled with the Orange Box soundtrack, so you can have it and enjoy it for all time! Poechalkdust (talk) 20:28, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Any information on Avatar: The Last Airbender episode: The Western Air Temple (312)

I can not find any information on this episode, except what is on the wikipedia entry found here ( [1] ) including confirmation that it ever aired. Any help would be much appreciated!Bupobm (talk) 20:15, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

what kind of information are you looking for?--Dlo2012 (talk) 14:59, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Any information on if it actually aired and when it will air again. Bupobm (talk) 15:18, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

March 5

Communist Party USA in fiction

Can someone list somed fictional depictions of the Communist Party USA? Including movies, novels, comics, radio shows, etc. thanks. In real life they are just old Jewish ladies. --Gary123 (talk) 17:51, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Big Jim McLain, The Manchurian Candidate. Clarityfiend (talk) 06:37, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

It's been a while since I read it, but I seem to remember some stuff about communists in the U.S.A. trilogy by John Dos Passos, particularly the first novel The 42nd Parallel. Dos Passos himself had communist sympathies early in his life, although they gradually waned. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 09:11, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

You specify Communist Party USA, but I don't think american media often distinguishes one communist party from another. Do you just mean communist political organizations in general, or specifically CPUSA? / edg ☺ ☭ 09:23, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

What genre cansei de ser sexy plays??

the article say: Pop, Dance-pop, Electro, Indie. but pop: is a umbrella term. dance-pop too is a umbrella term indie is a umbrella term umbrella term and they don't play electro.

If anyone can tell the genre of music that they play, just say others bands that are really closer to what they play. Exdeathbr (talk) 19:14, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Allmusic calls them "indie electronic" and "indie rock" and gives a long list of similar groups. Some are probably way off, since I don't really see how it's possible to sound like Diplo, Lily Allen and the Scissor Sisters, but there you are. Recury (talk) 17:27, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

gladiatus

there is a game my brother plays cald gladiatus and on it you can buy things from an auction building. In the auction it indicates how much time is left by saying long medium short and i think very short. does any 1 know the time each can indicate like 4-2 hours left. thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.236.191.72 (talk) 21:36, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

esquire

i began my tv career potraying a fictional character,esquire..who am i ?please help —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.220.113.117 (talk) 22:12, 5 March 2008 (UTC) am not sure if that the splling of esquire.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.220.113.117 (talk) 22:14, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

There is more than one answer if you make even the most feeblest attempt at searching yourself. -- kainaw™ 01:08, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

on the imdb site none seems like a likey answer?you are assuming i havent researched... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.220.113.117 (talk) 02:35, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

March 6

starship troopers (ova) anime

I was wondering where the heck i could find a copy of old anime series called uchu no senshi. ITS basically an anime version of the book starship troopers. I'VE looked everywhere for a copy of it, but its all been in vain. SO i really need help tracking down a copy, thank you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.234.48.134 (talk) 04:39, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

According to this there is no US distributor. Six episode titles and a little more info here. For hard to find anime, I suggest you investigate something like http://www.animesuki.com, which has a listing here for uchu no senshi, under the title "Starship Troopers". SaundersW (talk) 09:45, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Mister Rogers' zipper

Why does he pull down his zipper right after he says "Welcome to my neighborhood" ? He puts on a sweater at the start of each show, zips it up to his nipples then back down to the bottom of his ribs. Why overzip and then back it off like that ? StuRat (talk) 17:19, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Repetition. It is the same reason Barney and the Wiggles do the same things over and over and over and over. -- kainaw™ 17:27, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

But why did he do it that way the first time ? StuRat (talk) 18:52, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Zipping up to near the top pulls the whole sweater comfortably onto the body and across the shoulders. Zipping down again then opens it up to a comfortable position. The original question probably should ask why did he perform those actions, unless we know through verifiable sources that he is doing so in the afterlife. --LarryMac | Talk 18:55, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

That brings up an interesting point about the use of grammar with recorded media. It certainly appears that the actions are happening when the media is played, but of course we know they really happened earlier. So, do we use "does" based on the viewing of the media now or "did" based on when the media was recorded ? For example, should we talk about how Mona Lisa "smiles" or "smiled" ? StuRat (talk) 20:28, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Paintings, like sculpture, music, writing and architecture, are ever-present, Stu. It would be true to say that Lisa Gherardini (or whoever the model was) smiled when sitting for the portrait, but "Mona Lisa" goes on smiling forever. -- JackofOz (talk) 22:20, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Back to the actual question. LarryMac is 100% correct. I do the exact same thing when I put on my coat in the morning (something I wish I had to stop doing already). It brings the shoulders of the garment in question over the shoulders of the person wearing it, instead of hanging out a couple of centimeters. 206.252.74.48 (talk) 17:47, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

All Rock Music List

hello, a few things:

• Im looking for a list of all the bands that come under all/any of the genres: List of rock genres.
• Is there a list of all the rock songs ever made.
• I'm looking for a semi-official list of the 100/500 etc best rock/heavy metal/punk/etc songs of all time (google doesnt turn up much apart from random sites that are of little use. Im sure there are more official music organisations who have done this.

--84.70.167.249 (talk) 22:09, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Have you tried Billboard? -- kainaw™ 22:29, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

All Music Guide lists pretty much every band that has ever made an impact, and it can also list them by genre. --Joelmills (talk) 02:15, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has their 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll. Adam Bishop (talk) 12:12, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

March 7

Mario Party

What do you think is the hardest game in the Mario Party series (by hardest, I mean hardest to complete 100%)? 58.168.209.250 (talk) 09:08, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

This page is for factual questions. If you want to talk about it, you might want to move this question to a discussion page.--Dlo2012 (talk) 14:28, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

i only saw the first one, but i have to say Luigi's Engine Room was the hardest board. as for the mini-games, i guess the one where you had to rotate the stick round and round as fast as possible to kill the Fly Guy. that one sucked. my fav was the minecarts. Think outside the box 17:33, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Weaponolgy

How good/bad is this show? БοņёŠɓɤĭĠ₳₯є 15:09, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

According to this its "strangely unsatisfying" Think outside the box 17:38, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Where did this thing start out?

I mean, it seems to be everywhere, was there a movie or a game or website that invented it, then everyone made pictures of it or something? Does it have a name?

Chasing a kitten. Dancing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.191.102.55 (talk) 18:00, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

That would be a domo-kun. AllynJ (talk | contribs) 18:11, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, that has to be it.